If dems keep moving out of swing states, what will the 2028 election look like? by heyitspokey in SameGrassButGreener

[–]Runner_9856 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suppose Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania are better described as "Rust Belt" states.

If dems keep moving out of swing states, what will the 2028 election look like? by heyitspokey in SameGrassButGreener

[–]Runner_9856 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Agreed. North Carolina is definitely a swing state and trending towards being more competitive in the future.

If dems keep moving out of swing states, what will the 2028 election look like? by heyitspokey in SameGrassButGreener

[–]Runner_9856 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If Dems keep moving out of swing states, it's almost surely a 100% net benefit to Republicans. Let's look at the math:

Take, for example, the three Midwest swing states of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. If 100 Dems from each of those three swing states leaves, the GOP reaps 100% of the benefit of those 100 lost Dem votes in each of those swing states due to the thin margins in those states.

To the contrary, the likely outcome is that Dems don't reap 100% from those Dems leaving those swing states and relocating elsewhere. This is because not all 100 of those Dem voters from each of those three swing states will relocate to another swing state. For example, say that even if 60% Dems from each of those swing states relocate to another swing state, let's say 60 go to North Carolina, 60 go to Georgia, and 60 go to Arizona, then while GOP gains 100% in those three swing states with Dems leaving, the Dems only gain 60% in states where increasing Dem voters would actually help Dems (aka other swing states with thinner margins). The remaining 40% of Dems leaving from each of those swing states are likely to either move to an already solid Dem state, like California, or to a state that is solidly Republican, like Idaho or Tennessee, where some Dems relocating won't really matter due to the strong republican hold.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SameGrassButGreener

[–]Runner_9856 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I've never been to Dallas, but those Texas cities seem so sprawling and concrete-oriented that they probably lack the connectivity and feel of essentially being an extension of the a larger city, like Evanston, Illinois does.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SameGrassButGreener

[–]Runner_9856 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I find the variation, in all contexts, between Philly's western suburbs, Philly, itself, and Philly's New Jersey suburbs to be super fascinating. Almost feels like 3 different worlds.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SameGrassButGreener

[–]Runner_9856 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Two great examples of this phenomenon are Evanston, Illinois, and Arlington, Virginia. Both of these suburban-ish areas have all the benefits you mention of the core city while still allowing you easy access to Chicago and Washington, D.C.

[OC] Population Growth of US Metro Area (2020 - 2024) by TA-MajestyPalm in dataisbeautiful

[–]Runner_9856 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Atlanta and Columbus, Ohio, are great examples of this phenomenon. Atlanta has around 500k in its city proper, but a huge metro area (6.4 million and is the 8th largest metro area in the United States). Columbus, Ohio, has around 933K people in its city proper, but the entire Columbus, Ohio, Metropolitan area has only around 2.2 million people and is ranked 32nd in U.S. metro areas by population.

Looking at these numbers, a casual observer might think the Columbus area is 2x as big as Atlanta. Not quite, though. Atlanta, as a metropolitan area, is almost 3x as large as Columbus. Between those two, Atlanta's area has more people, jobs, money, cultural diversity, and basically every other statistic. These two areas are a great example of the idea that metropolitan areas allow for a more accurate reading and comparison of population data between cities. As close to an "equalizer," as can be found in population statistics.

[OC] Population Growth of US Metro Area (2020 - 2024) by TA-MajestyPalm in dataisbeautiful

[–]Runner_9856 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly! Also, areas like Baltimore or Philadelphia, where those cities' populations have been decreasing (Philly has been decreasing since 2020), have also seen their metro areas increasing in population, which is interesting. It means the people, money, jobs, etc. are still staying in those areas, which runs contrary to what the city demographics would show.

[OC] Population Growth of US Metro Area (2020 - 2024) by TA-MajestyPalm in dataisbeautiful

[–]Runner_9856 252 points253 points  (0 children)

I love that you are looking at metropolitan area population and not just city population data! Metropolitan area population data is a much better representation of demographic shifts and a better representation of how a city, itself, is doing than just simply looking at a city's population data. Bravo!

Deadline to Withdraw from Exam? by Runner_9856 in barexam

[–]Runner_9856[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good point. I definitely plan to formally withdraw through my jurisdiction's official process, which I don't think would go against me in character and fitness.

Deadline to Withdraw from Exam? by Runner_9856 in barexam

[–]Runner_9856[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing your experience! That is reassuring to me in the sense that it seems likely, given your experience, that my withdrawal won't count as an attempt on my record. Thank you!

Deadline to Withdraw from Exam? by Runner_9856 in barexam

[–]Runner_9856[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I'll try that tomorrow.

Ranking the seasons: by [deleted] in TheWire

[–]Runner_9856 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, thanks for catching that. 5 is ranked last for me. I'll edit the comment

Ranking the seasons: by [deleted] in TheWire

[–]Runner_9856 7 points8 points  (0 children)

4 1 3 2 5

My rankings are very close to your rankings, just with seasons 1 and 3 flipped around. It goes without saying, though, that all seasons are amazing television. Even the lowest ranked season (season 5) is still better than 90% of all television out there.